Economy | China auto sales growth accelerates in May to five-month high

China’s auto sales growth hit a five-month high in May, driven by the popularity of SUVs, an industry group said yesterday. Sales rose 11.3 percent over a year earlier to 1.8 million

Shanghai | Police identify suspect in airport explosion as ‘inveterate gambler’

A 29-year-old inveterate gambler has been identified as the lead suspect behind a small explosion at Shanghai’s main international airport that injured four people, city police said yesterday. A statement on

Cash descends on Southeast Asia where stock rally proves durable

Southeast Asian stocks are winning fans again, with investors betting a rally that’s driven equities from Bangkok to Manila to the highest levels since the middle of 2015 has room

Singapore | Dedicated departments to combat money laundering

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set up dedicated departments to combat money laundering and strengthen enforcement respectively, announced MAS in a press release yesterday. The authority said these changes

Same-sex kiss nixed from ‘Les Miserables’

A kiss between two male actors has been removed from a production of the musical “Les Miserables” in Singapore following complaints from the public. Singapore’s Media Development Authority told the show’s

Orlando Massacre | Cracks appearing in US bid to stop terrorism

The FBI let the Orlando mass-shooting suspect slip through its grasp despite interviewing him twice since 2013 due to a lack of evidence to hold him, a troubling fact that

This Day in History | 1961 Panda replaces zebra at road crossing in UK

A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians is to be introduced next year. The announcement by the Ministry of Transport confirmed the new ‘panda’ crossings would

Offbeat | Seagull masala? Bird falls in vat of curry, turns orange

Officials at a wildlife hospital say a seagull turned bright orange after falling into a vat of chicken tikka masala in Wales. The gull was likely scavenging for food when it

Germany makes winning start, warnings for England and Russia

Germany began its campaign to add the 2016 European Championship to its 2014 World Cup with a promising 2-0 victory over Ukraine yesterday (Macau time), while England and Russia were

Euro 2016 | Preview: Garics may sing both anthems in Austria vs. Hungary at Euros

Gyorgy Garics could make the unusual move of singing both national anthems when Austria and Hungary play each other in the European Championship today. Garics was born in Hungary but moved

Euro 2016 | The Latest: Hodgson, Rooney appeal to England fans to behave

Developments and events yesterday from soccer’s European Championship (all times are Paris time, GMT+2): 1:45 p.m. England coach Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have appealed to fans to behave after UEFA

The Buzz | Microsoft to buy networking site LinkedIn for USD26.2 billion

Microsoft Corp. said it will buy LinkedIn Corp. in a deal valued at USD26.2 billion. The deal, in which Microsoft will pay $196 per share in an all-cash transaction, is a

AP Interview | London mayor to fight hard to avert Brexit

London’s mayor is pledging to fight to the bitter end to persuade voters to remain in the European Union in a June 23 referendum. Sadiq Khan told The Associated Press yesterday

World Briefs

CHINA-GERMANY Beijing recognizes European concerns about overcapacity in its steel sector, but believes that is a symptom of the falloff in global demand, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says to visiting

World Views | The unloved euro

Once upon a time, the euro had aspirations to challenge the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency of choice. Instead, the common European currency is losing favor as a

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 – edition no. 2577

* Macau reaches 1.6 million posts on Instagram * Non-mandatory provident fund goes to vote * Shenzhen figured out the future * Money laundering departments   DOWNLOAD

50 dead in Florida nightclub shooting, worst in US history

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. The attack

Statistics | Mortgage and real estate loans on decline

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both decreased simultaneously in April 2016, according to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao. In April,

Wong Kai Kei | 3rd Prize in National English Debating Competition: ‘Macau students are less exposed to English environments’ than HK

Two debaters, Wong Kai Kei and Leong Ka Wai, from the University of Macau (UM) English Debating Team have recently won third prize at the 19th Foreign Language Teaching and

Sereno wants Portugal to be more than a memory after 2049

I wouldn’t like for us to get to 2049 and there be a possibility that my country is only remembered for having left here a set of buildings that

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